{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-90-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-90-2","heading":"Findings.","body":"The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:\n(1) It is in the best interest of this state for providers of mattresses sold in Rhode Island to take responsibility for reducing the environmental and financial impacts of a mattress over its life cycle, from design to management after the end of a mattress’s useful life;\n(2) It is in the best interest of this state to reduce illegal dumping of discarded mattresses and determine a process for minimizing costs incurred by Rhode Island’s cities and towns for the management of discarded mattresses; and\n(3) It is in the best interest of this state for producers to develop a statewide product stewardship system that serves urban and rural areas in Rhode Island and provides cost-effective, convenient opportunities for the collection, transportation, recovery and safe management of discarded products.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 90 Responsible Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Mattresses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-90/23-90-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:12Z","sha256":"9daddfc0e496008148fd0f2cca18909053d579762908ef7a40ddc2ebd5eaf9c7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-90-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-90-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}